Gold Lust - 1984 - 7/10
Documentary of the Serra Pelada gold field in Brazil.
A nugget was discovered in 1979. By the time of this film, tens of thousands slaved away.
Yes, gold was found, nuggets 10 lb and heavier.
The open air pit was humongous. As was the violence, thievery, murder, squalor.
Mud, filth, avarice, delusions, despair.
Narration by Orson Welles.
Doc captures the utter depths of humanity … the potential near-future of civilization.